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Michael’s 2024 Sprinkle Shop Christmas Decor

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This holiday season there have been many viral Christmas decorating trends. One of the trends I saw online was using decor from Michael’s stores.

This year, Michael’s had four themes for holiday decor. They are Sprinkle Shop, Gala, Holiday Pines, and Night Before Christmas. At my closest Michael’s, they had three of the four decoration themes. The only one that was missing was Holiday Pines. (I just wanted to mention I’m sad I didn’t get to see Holiday Pines in store! It had some pieces I was interested in browsing and potentially buying!) After browsing the collections multiple times during the holiday season, I realized I have my favorite themes. The theme I didn’t like out of all the collections was Sprinkle Shop.

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Phimas Crystal Ornament Review

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Last year, I decided to branch out of my comfort zone and purchase an ornament from a brand I never purchased from. I found Phimas on Amazon and, as of 2024, they are still selling ornaments on Amazon. The ornament I purchased was advertised as their 2023 official crystal ornament and cost less than $35. Since it was an affordable crystal ornament, especially in comparison to Swarovski’s ornaments, I decided to buy one and see if I like it.

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Trail of the Painted Horses Christmas Past Ornament Review

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Many years ago, I fell in love with the Trail of the Painted Horses figurine collection. If you never heard about it, it is a figurine collection of horses. There are different designs released every year. Some are more commemorative while others are fun and whimsical. I really enjoy looking at what new designs come out, especially the Christmas themed ones.

This year, I decided to purchase an ornament instead of a figurine. I don’t have many Trail of the Painted Horses figurines or ornaments, but I really love the ones I own. When I found the Christmas Past ornament, I fell in love with it. I did debate about purchasing it (Not because I don’t like it. I just felt I purchased enough ornaments this year and didn’t want to purchase another one.) but I ultimately decided to purchase it anyway.

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Swarovski 2023 Annual Star Christmas Ornament Review

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Every year, I look for new ornaments to purchase and add to my Christmas decor collection. One of the brands I like to search for and purchase is Swarovski. Over the years, I purchased multiple collectable ornaments from Swarovski. This year, I really liked the style of their 2023 annual star ornament. I found one on sale earlier this year and purchased it.

Since I am doing Blogmas, I decided to write a review about the ornament I purchased. I never wrote a review post on this blog about the Swarovski ornaments I purchased in the past, so this is a first!

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My Favorite Chain, Big Box, and Department Stores to Shop for Christmas Decor

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Over the years, I have collected a large amount of Christmas decor. Even though I have a lot, my decor collection isn’t as large as others! In my eyes, I have a large collection. Especially ornaments.

Even though my Christmas decor collection is large, I still enjoy shopping for more. I don’t always buy more, but seeing what is new and trendy gives me ideas on what decor is in style or not. Sometimes, if I find something I like and can incorporate into my already existing decor, I will purchase it. Otherwise I still like to browse.

No matter if I am browsing or seriously shopping for something in particular, there are stores I turn to more than others to find Christmas decor. Where I shop depends on how far I will be traveling as some of my favorite stores are harder to get to than others.

As Christmas gets closer, I decided to compile a list of my favorite stores to shop for Christmas decor at. Some are big box stores while others are department stores. Some are known for crafts and DIY while others are well known on social media for their Christmas decor. Still, these are my favorite stores to shop.

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5 Tips on Shabby Chic Christmas Decor

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For the past few years, possibly more, it has become trendy to decorate for Christmas in a shabby chic style. I always loved shabby chic home decor. When I found this trend, I began to wonder how to buy this style of decor that would fit in with my own. Over the years, I developed some self made rules about what this trend looks like to me. This also helped me decide on what looked good with my already existing decor.

I don’t know of any official rules for this style of decor. So, I decided to write a post about my own tips for when buying this style of Christmas decor. Like with all decorations, there really isn’t any set rules. Still, I hope these five tips help anyone looking for ideas on how to find Christmas decor in a shabby chic style!

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Searching, and Finding, a Replacement of One of the First Self-Purchased Christmas Tree Ornaments

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When I was about 18 to 19 years old, I decided to buy myself really nice, high end ornaments. I didn’t think I would use them right away, but I assumed that it would be one of my only chances to buy them and not feel guilty about it. Also, the Great Recession was starting to take hold, so the quality, availability, and price point of these ornaments would change sooner rather than later. This is why buying these ornaments was so important to me.

One of the first ornaments I purchased is a Lenox ornament. Its official name is Star of Bethlehem and was released in 2007. I purchased it because the shape is very attractive. I also knew it had 24K gold on it, so it fit into the category of ornaments I wanted to purchase.

Over the years, it became one of my favorite ornaments. It fit into any style I used to decorate and I loved looking at it. Even though I loved it, it was broken by a relative I took care of for many years.

This year marks six years since the relative passed away. Since I don’t need to worry about them breaking things, I decided to search for a replacement. Yet, it wasn’t easy. Continue reading “Searching, and Finding, a Replacement of One of the First Self-Purchased Christmas Tree Ornaments” →

5 Tips to Decide if You’ll Enjoy Trendy Christmas Décor 5 Or More Years Later

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There are many trends stores and brands like to promote. One of these trends are for Christmas decorations. The influence is everywhere. It’s on social media, in grocery stores, and in the decorations used by shopping areas, cities and towns, and places of business. This is why it can be hard to be a savvy shopper with a desire to shop carefully and mindfully of their budget as well as what they may actually like to own and continue to use for many years to come.

Since it can be so hard to decided if you’ll like the trendy Christmas decorations if you are constantly encouraged to shop, I made up five questions I always ask myself before I purchase something that is a decoration trend for the year.

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5 Tips for Buying Christmas Décor You’ll Enjoy for Years

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Christmas décor is fun to shop for, but when it comes to purchasing them, it’s hard to justify the high prices for objects that will be used once a year. I struggled with this as a teenager and into my early 20’s, especially as Christmas decoration trends became more prominent on social media. Over time, I developed several tip that allow me to figure out if I will use the décor or if it is a trend I’m buying because I saw it too many times on social media. Continue reading “5 Tips for Buying Christmas Décor You’ll Enjoy for Years” →

Michael’s Crafts Halloween Village In Store Photographs 2021

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Halloween is rapidly approaching, which makes me sad. I don’t know if it is the pandemic, things happening in my life, or a combination of the two and something else I didn’t realize bothered me, but I haven’t been that excited about Halloween this year. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, but this year I just didn’t feel that excited about it.

Despite my lack of excitement over Halloween, I still found plenty of Halloween decorations and costumes in store. One of my favorite decorations is the Halloween village sold at Michael’s craft store. This year, I wanted to take some photographs of the display pieces of the village. Continue reading “Michael’s Crafts Halloween Village In Store Photographs 2021” →